May, 29, 2014 Why Wine Collectors Love Mountain Grown Fruit: Napa's Chris Carpenter Explains

(Forbes) - When you work for a wine company whose owners believe that land is the key to prosperity, you have a good sense of your place in the world. For Chris Carpenter, that place is on the mountain. Carpenter’s winemaking expertise lies in Cabernet Sauvignon. Specifically, it lie...

May, 29, 2014 100% Vampire-proof: Hungary's best wine cellars

(CNN) -- It may lie in Szepasszonyvolgy -- or what locals call the Valley of the Beautiful Women -- but the Golen Cellar isn't much to look at. Nevertheless, behind this simple cavern's red doors, stenciled with the image of Bacchus, lie barrels of the best wine to be found in one of Hungary's...

May, 29, 2014 St. Helena wine consultant sued for $1.6 million

(NVR) - A vintner is suing a wine consultant for $1.6 million, alleging he was negligent when he failed to produce a new top-quality “cult” wine, according to court records filed in Napa County Superior Court. In 2012, Chateau Potelle Holdings LLC hired St. Helena wine consultant ...

May, 27, 2014 Could red wine be used to prevent dental cavities?

(MNT) -  Its healthful effects on the heart are well documented, but a new study suggests another part of the body may benefit from moderate red wine consumption: our teeth. The researchers behind the new study, which is published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, explain tha...

May, 27, 2014 Inside the ultimate £750k drinks tour

(TDB) - A travel company is offering a “not to be repeated” super-luxurious 10-stop world tour sampling some of its most expensive drinks – for a cool £750,000. In what can only be described as the ultimate drink connoisseurs’ holiday, one UK tour operator is offering...

May, 27, 2014 Champagne bureau introduces new environmental standard

(Decanter) - Champagne growers will not be able to spend more than 30% of their sales revenue on pesticides and fuel if they are to meet new environmental standards set by the region’s wine council, the CIVC. The CIVC is seeking to bolster Champagne’s environmental credentials by launc...

May, 27, 2014 Chinese Wine Market "No Longer Crazy"

(Wine-Searcher) - Young middle-class drinkers from Asia's emerging economies are being targeted as China's voracious appetite for wine dries up, organizers said ahead of the region's largest-ever wine and spirits fair. The Vinexpo trade show, which opens Tuesday in Hong Kong and is set to attract ...

May, 27, 2014 Sir Alex Ferguson wine auction fetches HK$29m

(Decanter) - The first and largest of three planned auctions of Sir Alex Ferguson's wine cellar has fetched more than HK$29m (US$3.8m) at a sale hosted by Christie's in Hong Kong. Domaine de la Romanee-Conti (DRC) and Chateau Petrus spearheaded the auction, which fetched HK$29.5m in total and was h...